Category: 630m

The polar path opened Sunday 2 December 2018 permitting reception of VE7SL from British Columbia, Canada, for the first time. The use of higher power and shorter transmit/receive periods with JT9 is allowing short openings over difficult paths to materialise,…

Rik has released software, derived from elements of WSJT-X, which enables communications using the slower JT9 modes – specifically JT9-2 (2 minute periods) and JT9-5 (5 minute periods). Software available here (Windows): SlowJT9 The only mode of JT9 currently supported…

After the solar storm of last weekend, settled conditions have finally returned to the HF bands. It is typical to see the Mid-West ‘wall’ in place with all signals to the West (except the exceptional) not making the trip to…